The usual routine is on hiatus while The Capital Spectator takes a holiday by way of a slow boat to Bermuda. Your seafaring editor returns as a landlubber on Monday, August 3, when the focus on macro and finance resumes anew.

Meantime, fair winds to all…

● The Global Economy in Turbulent Times
By See-Yan Lin
Summary via publisher (Wiley)
In Global Economy in Turbulent Times, Harvard economist Dr. See-Yan Lin offers his timely and incisive views on today’s key economic issues. Adapted from his hugely popular column in the Malaysia Star newspaper, these articles offer fresh and entertaining perspectives on perennial economic problems. The discussion covers the world economy, with particular attention to the US, EU, Japan, and the international monetary system, as Dr. Lin explains how the economy is broken and offers multiple paths to repair. Coverage includes emerging East Asia, ASEAN (especially Malaysia), and BRICS nations, plus the author’s own views on global demography, the need for quality education, corporate governance in Malaysia, and more.
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